A social system that benefits the majority while disadvantaging another group of a different color, race, or ethnicity would be described as what?
A) privilege maintenance
B) symbolic racism
C) general racism
D) institutional racism

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Institutional racism is a social system that benefits the majority (usually White) while disadvantaging another group of a different color, race, or ethnicity. This system is embedded in the policies and practices of institutions such as government, education, and the workplace, and it can be difficult to detect because it is often subtle and systemic. Privilege maintenance and symbolic racism are related concepts but do not capture the systemic nature of institutional racism, while general racism is too broad and vague to describe a specific social system.

A Social System That Benefits the Majority While Disadvantaging Another